Word: childishly
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Goodwin's tone is serious throughout: she treats her childish, five-year-old fears and reverence for Jackie Robinson with the same kind of gravity with which she later treats her perception of McCarthyism and the problems of adolescence. Bereft of landmarks that indicate change in maturity and voice, one never knows exactly how old Goodwin is at a given moment. On the other hand, growing up is indeed an invisible process--one is seldom conscious of growing older. Thus, the book's greatest problem is also that which lends it the most credibility...
...real close to me") to refreshing ("Hot Shots!: Because it parodies all those stupid movies guys watch all the time"). They tout moral values, literature, references to what movie critics have said, personal hygiene, and (usually non-sexual) forms of beauty--unlike the male appeal, which focuses on the childish, "Home Improvement" -esque theory that big men like big guns, big machines, big explosions, and big (and I don't mean tall) women...
...effort is wholly Knox's own; he played all of the instruments, recorded the tracks himself at home on a Tascam 8-track and even designed the cover art--which, incidentally, is as basic, childish and irksome as the album itself...
...dissonant chording introduced "Future Boy," a short and volatile tune that showcased Deal's ability to convey the aggression that became a Breeder's hallmark. In keeping with the evening's quirkiness, Mund brought out a Fisher-Price xylophone for "Stripper," an irreverent waltz sung in an humorously childish voice. The Kelley Deal 6000 slowed the tempo down a bit for "When He Calls Me Kitten." This song lacked the cogency that distinguished the previous tunes. Maybe it was the crowd, maybe the sound, but this dreamy number came off as stilted and melodramatic...
That credibility would be tested as Jobs delivered the speech to the faithful. And then he was there, on the giant screen. Gates appeared, amid boos and hisses, to announce that Microsoft would invest in and cooperate with Apple. Jobs is disappointed by the "childish behavior" of those who booed. "I'm sure some people want to cling to old identities. I was a little disappointed at the unprofessional reaction. On the one hand, people are dying to get the latest release of Microsoft Office on their Macs, and on the other hand, they're booing...